Learning Management System Evaluation & RFP

APSU will proceed with the TBR D2L contract in 2019. Distance Education will be premiering
D2L’s new Daylight user interface in August 2018. The majority of tools and features
will continue to have the same workflows. The new user interface will include a more
responsive and mobile-friendly design.

Please be advised, in Fall 2018 Distance Education will continue talks with institutional
stakeholders to develop and implement updated data retention and migration guidelines.
Implementing D2L Daylight will not require users to migrate data at this time.

Distance Education will make available our D2L Daylight test environment upon request
so faculty can log in and navigate the new D2L user interface. This will allow faculty
to see how current courses will appear using the new user interface. Distance Education
will send out more information on how to access Daylight training materials soon.

In the 2017-2018 academic year, APSU will evaluate D2L as it relates to our institutional
needs, as well as alternative platforms. In 2018, APSU’s D2L contract will be up
for renewal. This evaluation process is standard and does not necessarily mean APSU
will move away from D2L. A request for proposals (RFPs) was advertised in the Fall
2017 semester for learning management system platforms. View the Learning Management System RFP. *Note: link opens in new window.

The Request for Proposal (RFP) committee will be responsible for taking part in the
RFP process for Learning Management Systems. An RFP is a standard purchasing procedure,
and the RFP was advertised on October 3, 2017. This committee will review respondent's
proposals, and will meet regularly with the LMS Task Force to keep them informed of
progress. In Spring of 2018, the RFP committee will select and announce the final
candidate.

We encourage you to fill out a demo evaluation rubrics based on your role within the
university. All demo evaluation rubrics were vetted by the LMS Task Force and can
be located under "Demo Evaluation Rubrics."

We encourage you to fill out a demo evaluation based on your role within the university.
All evaluation rubrics were vetted by the LMS Task Force. Note: links open in new windows.